Simon Jordan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Jordan
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Sep 24, 1967(1967-09-24)
Age	57
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Thornton Heath
Horoscope	Virgo

Simon Jordan Biography

Simon Jordan is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 24, 1967 in Thornton Heath, United Kingdom. Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967) is an English businessman who made his fortune through the world of mobile phones. The year 2000 saw him bought Crystal Palace Football Club and continued to be the club’s chairman until the time of administration in early 2010. In 2002, he founded and funded the auto Magazine Octane, selling his 50% stake in 2006. In 2006, Jordan opened Restaurant Club Bar and Dining in London’s Warwick Street, Jordan sold it to the Ottenlenghi Group in 2010 who changed the name of the restaurant to Nopi.

Jordan and Briggs Briggs and Jordan quit Pocket Phone Shop in 2000 after they sold the business in 2000 to One2One to pay PS73m. The following year, Singapore financier Jerry Lim purchased Crystal Palace Football Club, an organization that was just hours away from being extinct and was being managed by administrators and then immediately transferred Crystal Palace Football Club to Jordan. At the age of 32, Jordan immediately became chairman which made him one of the youngest presidents at an Football League club. Being born “100 yards from the ground” Jordan was an avid fan for all of his life, and Jordan stated “I have accomplished exactly what I wanted to achieve, which is to become the chairman of Crystal Palace. I’m prepared to invest my money in something I am truly convinced of and my primary task is to help turn the fortunes of the club around.” Jordan also vowed that Crystal Palace would be promoted to the Premiership in the next five years. But despite having the rights to the team, Jordan did not own the stadium, which was owned to Ron Noades, who had been chairman from 1998 to the present.

Iain Dowie was appointed in December 2003 and the club bounded up the table from the relegation zone to win promotion in May 2004, beating West Ham United at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in the play-off final, fulfilling Jordan’s promise of promotion within five years. However, the club remained in the Premier League for just one season before being narrowly relegated in 2005. In May 2006, having accepted Dowie and Jordan had differences but the same goal, Dowie left the club by mutual consent. However, towards the end of the month Dowie joined Charlton Athletic as their new manager, prompting Jordan to issue a legal writ against him, claiming Dowie had lied about his reasons for departure.

As of the 2005–06 season, Jordan wrote a fortnightly column for The Observer newspaper. A particular column, written by Jordan, led to him being charged by the Football Association with bringing the game into disrepute. The case was heard on 7 December 2005 with a charge of improper conduct proven. Jordan was given a suspended fine of £10,000. But, backed by other journalists and by media advisor Max Clifford, Jordan indicated his intention to appeal, stating “I didn’t start this fight, but it’s not something I’m going to walk away from.” His appeal was heard on 10 April, and was rejected by the three-member panel, two votes to one. Jordan commented in his 16 March column in The Observer that he and his advisors were “now considering taking this through the courts. Any legal action I take won’t be about wasting time or resources on a petty point of principle – it’d be an attempt to see the whole thing unravel.”

Jordan was a well-known manager-killer during his Palace rule, but the situation changed as his tenure was progressing. In the period 2000-2003,, no less than five managers quit the managerial position: Steve Coppell (August 2000), Alan Smith (April 2001), Steve Bruce (November 2001), Trevor Francis (April 2003) as well as Steve Kember (November 2003). Of the five five managers, there was only Coppell and Bruce quit on their own initiative with the latter’s departure being resulted from an altercation in personality and Bruce’s resignation resulting in an appeal to the high court.

Simon Jordan Net Worth

Simon Jordan is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Jordan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the latter half of the 1980s or the early 1990s, the man was invited by his close friend of his, James Wright, to join his business, Wright Connections, selling mobile phones by placing ads on Loot and Exchange and Mart. Jordan and Wright rented an office from Delta 5, another mobile phone retailer, and the company lasted for a brief period before it changed its name to Corporate Cellular Ltd (CCL). This company was not thought to be a huge success , however and Jordan quit in the early 1990s.

in 1994 Jordan as well as Andrew Briggs established their own retail business for mobile phones named The Pocket Phone Shop. The company started with a PS30,000 budget and a 3,500 sq feet (330 m) location in Slough and then, following the signing of an agreement with the service provider Astec the business was booming.

By 2000 the Pocket Phone Shop had 208 outlets nationwide, employed 1100 staff and was forecasting a turnover of £102m for the 1999/00 financial year. Pocket Phone Shop was seen as one of the main rivals in its sector to leader The Carphone Warehouse – the organisation that Jordan and Briggs both worked for before launching their own venture.

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Whilst awaiting the outcome of the appeal, it appeared as though the events were having an effect upon him, as on 26 February 2006 it was reported by The News of the World newspaper that Jordan was tired of being chairman, and wanted to go back to being a regular fan. He has since reported in his 5 March 2006 Observer column that he was misquoted and that he had simply restated what he had said eight months before, that “I don’t plan to stay at Palace or in football all my life. I’d like to return to the stands ‘as quickly as possible’, but I won’t sell until I’ve secured a sound legacy – Premiership football and a new ground”

Facts & Trivia

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In October 2006 Jordan purchased the freehold to Selhurst Park from Ron Noades for £12m, using an investment mechanism that kept his identity secret. He claimed the obfuscation had been necessary due to the “very, very difficult” relationship he has with Noades. Palace are now seen to be safe for the future. It later transpired that the freehold had been bought by the company Selhurst Park Limited, which was owned by another company. A maze of ownership finally showed the legal ownership being 60% Paul Kemsley and 40% a venture capital company owned by HBOS. Simon Jordan has since offered the freehold for sale with the intention of taking back a long lease on the property. Simon Jordan’s exact position on the freehold was unknown, although Jordan later agreed a 25-year lease for Selhurst Park. Selhurst Park Limited later went into administration (separate from Crystal Palace Football Club’s own administration), leading to the stadium being purchased by the CPFC 2010 consortium, led by Steve Parish at the same time as the consortium buying Crystal Palace F.C.

How did simon Jordan lose his money?

In 2012, Jordan said he “blew” his £75 million fortune, with £40 million lost on his Crystal Palace venture. On 21 March 2018 at about 13:00 GMT, Jordan was robbed of his £100,000 watch during a gunpoint robbery in Croydon, South London.

What does Simon Jordan do?

Professions

How Simon Jordan made his money?

Simon Jordan is a serial entrepreneur and made his fortunes in the mobile phone industry, building his company from scratch. He sold The Pocket Phone Shop in 2000 for £75 million, aged 32.

How old is Simon Jordan?

54 years (September 24, 1967)

Who is the owner of Crystal Palace?

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